NBA Veteran/Founder of the Larry Hughes Basketball Academy/Co-host of Bleav in Wizards Podcast

What does STL mean to Larry and what was growing up in St. Louis like for him as a child? Being at Christian Brothers College HS and winning the 1997 State Championship. We talk about grassroots AAU for him and his team that won the AAU 17U National Championship with the St. Louis Eagles. We then hit on the 97 McDonalds All-American Game where he dropped 21 points against some of the big names we know today.

What was his college recruitment like and why he chose to stay home wit St. Louis U and what he remembers about beating UMass in the 1998 NCAA Tournament? NBA Draft night and being picked #8 in the draft, who was in that draft and what it was like once his name was called.

Playing with the Philadelphia 76ers and Allen Iverson, a story about when A.I. gave him his Bentley. What the move to the Golden State Warriors did for his career and being in the 2000 Slam Dunk Competition. We talk about his defensive ability, why he liked to lock down on defense, why defense is not the same today, and what Michael Jordan taught him about playing defense.

The injuries he occurred and how that hampered him from being the NBA player he hoped to be, what it is like coming back after an injury with the expectations to be where you were prior. We talk being traded, the insight behind them that includes how living arrangements are handled. A couple of his most memorable games, what teams he really enjoyed playing for.

We find out why he started the Larry Hughes Basketball Academy, the mission behind it and his new podcast called “Bleav in Wizards” with Matt Modderno.

Links:

Larry Hughes Basketball Academy: https://lhbasketballacademy.com/

Bleav in Wizards Podcast: https://bleav.com/podcast-show/bleav-in-wizards/

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Larry Hughes Basketball Academy on IG: https://www.instagram.com/larryhughesbasketballacademy/

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